The Portland daily press., 1887-05-16
o,RRIEn IN MONTREAL.
Received with Marked Courtesy by
the People.
He Makes Several Addresses, All Of
Which are Well Received.
Lansdowne's policy Of Eviction Made
Clear and Firmly Denounced.

L..
rived in this city today. AS both himself
and the eyicted tenant Kilbride were greatly
fatigued. the asked to be allowed to remain
abroad a few hours later and enjoy a rest
which thsy did. Mr.. 0'Brien left the vessel
at 10 o'clock. and was cordially greeted on
arriving in the city.
MONTREAL, May 15.-Editor O'Brien
went to high mass at ST. Patrick's church to-
day in company with ID. Barry, president of
the ST. Patrick Society, and j. b. Lane and
H. j. Cleran. officers OF the Loyal League.
There was an immense congregation and
when he left the church he was surrounded
by crowds who fairly took his breath away
in their efforts to embrace him as well as to
shake hands with him. Then he took
drive. mnched with Barry and In the after-
noon attended National League meeting in
st. Patrick's Hall which was crowded. II.
J.ICleran presided, and IN brief speech in
troduced Mr.. 0'Brien, who, he said, struck
terror into hearts of Ireland's enemies"
Mr.. O'Brien was received with tremendous
enthusiasm. Eve have" he said, carried
public opinion so far, have convinced every
fair man that Lansdowne is lying under an
accusation of the most fearful gravity, cruel
ty and inhumanity; that imperatlyely de-
mands an answer otherwise LanSdowne is
disentitled to be the ruler of a free people.
Let him answer us now (applause) and not
StaD us IN Lle DdCk Wiltn we I6LuTu 10 Ire
land. If he relies for defence on appeals TO
the sectarian animosity of the Orangemen
he can scarcely escape, or hope to escape
the censure and condemnation of every man
in Canada who values free speech, detests
rowdyism and intolerance. loud applause)
| should be sorry to anticipate what is going
to happen in the Province of Ontario. The
London Times was trying to stir up strife. As
it thrust the poisoned dagger of SANDER at
Mr.. Parnell by forged letter. [Hisses.(
However, we are going to Toronto Renewal
of applause) tonight or tomorrow, not to in
suit or defy any section os the Canadian peo-
pie, but to tell of the victims of Lord Lans-
downe's tyrannical oppression. We are not
going to be inundated in our legal rights by
threats of foolish persons who refuse to list
en- to us because they cannot answer. ZAP
plause) We shall go alone and unattended,
with the fullest reliance upon the fair play,
love of liberty of the Canadian people, and
also with full and firm trust in the Justice
of our cause and the providence OF him who
watches over the poor and lowly. whose
struggle we are fighting. | feel that you
will send Lord Lansdowne home (applause.)
with the stamp and brand of Canadian rep
rotation on his brow" loud and prolonged
applause)
Ernest Deroser, prominent French Ca
madam also spoke. IF England threatens
us Canadians through her representative to
Lord Lansdowne, he said. "as bad as Lord
Lansdowne treats his Irish tenants, our 10y
atty WOulu DC put W u S6N6I6 lcot.
Then O'Brien was driven to the rooms of
the Young Irishmens Literary Association
where a reception was held and where he
made another speech, as did also Tenant
Kilbride. The speeches were followed by
another round Of hand-shaklng and the par
ty then drove to Brother Arnolds, Superior
of st. AIMS Christian Brothers School,
Here refreshments were served and another
informal reception took place. Brother Ar
mold was for 50 years a citizen OF Toronto,
and told the editor of United Ireland how
difficult 1t was in former days for Catholics
to walk the streets in that city without be-
ing insulted. "ThOse days are all gone
now," Brother Arnold said, land today
Catholics there are as tolerant rs they are
numerous. | wish l could say as much for
the Orangemen. am almost certain though
you will not be molested for such feeling has
greatly died out since my day." The party
adjourned to large school room where, as
Mr.. 0'Brien entered, the band played "God
Save Ireland" Another large audience was
assembled here where Mr.. Parnell, Justin
Mccarthy and Michael Dayitt had appeared
and made speeches during their visit to Mon
treal. Mr.. O'Brien during the course of his
speech said: "When England was banish-
ing Irishmen she said they were gone with
vengeance, but the boasted Oppression has
come back upon them with q vengeance
(Applause.) And now, although our race is
scattered, it is almost omnipotent, and today
Charles Stewart PaInell is not alone ruler Of
Ireland, but ruler of the British Empire as
we'll" loud applause.) As Mr.. O'Brien
entered and emerged from each place cheer
ing crowds surged around the carriages and
even followed several blocks.
The next visit, the most interesting of the
day, was to Point st. Charles, where a big
stone stands within an enclosure with the
following inscription: ''To preserve from
dissertation the remains of 6000 emlgrants,
who died of ship fever in 1S47-S." They
were all Irish. As Mr.. 0'Brien beheld the
sight he took off his hat reyerently
and lifting his eyes to Heaven, exclaimed:
MAY the Lord have mercy on theml"
Godl Six thousand Irish lives sacrificed to
the greed of Irish landlordism. Would not
the same fate befall the Lansdowne tenants
only for the National League and the organ
ization of the Irish peopleH
Mr.. O'Brien will remain here until tomor-
row morning and then start for Toronto.